PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kam Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Haiki Masatupo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnson comes to the cage accompanied by Fort Minor - Remember the Name. Kam Johnson looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.

Johnson
vs
Masatupo

160 cm
27
151 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

180 cm
27
158 lbs
7 - 8 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kam Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Haiki Masatupo!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Masatupo throws a head kick that looked like it stung.

Masatupo throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Johnson tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Masatupo is in Johnson's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Masatupo passes into half guard.
Johnson is breathing heavily.
Masatupo passes to full mount!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Johnson is working to get back to half guard.
Masatupo with shots to the head and body - Johnson looks very uncomfortable down there.
Masatupo is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Masatupo lands with some strikes.
Masatupo working Johnson over with strikes here.
Masatupo with a couple of short strikes.
Johnson might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Masatupo with shots to the head and body - Johnson looks very uncomfortable down there.
Masatupo postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Johnson looks a forlorn figure.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Masatupo looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Masatupo scoring with strikes but Johnson is staying in there.
Masatupo landing strikes, looking to finish!
Masatupo punishing his opponent with strikes.
Masatupo in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Masatupo lands a big elbow.
Masatupo is landing with some decent strikes but Johnson is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Masatupo lands a heavy elbow.

Johnson is rocked!
Masatupo controlling the position easily from mount.
Masatupo with a couple of short strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Masatupo is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Masatupo lands a big elbow.
Masatupo is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Masatupo has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Masatupo scoring with strikes but Johnson is staying in there.
Masatupo working the ground and pound effectively.
Johnson keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Masatupo landing strikes from the mount and Johnson is in trouble!
Masatupo cracks Johnson with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Masatupo with shots to the head and body - Johnson looks very uncomfortable down there.
Johnson tries to hold on but Masatupo pushes him away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Masatupo is landing with some decent strikes but Johnson is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Masatupo has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Johnson's face.
Masatupo lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Johnson hang on?
Masatupo working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Masatupo scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Johnson?
Masatupo dominating with strikes here.
Masatupo working Johnson over with strikes here.
Masatupo scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Masatupo in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Masatupo cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Johnson is bucking up trying to escape but Masatupo cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Oh Johnson is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Masatupo looking to finish Johnson with some ground and pound. This is bad for Johnson!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Masatupo in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Johnson seems to have got his legs back now.
Masatupo scoring with strikes but Johnson is staying in there.
Masatupo landing strikes from the mount and Johnson is in trouble!
BOOM! Masatupo connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Masatupo scoring with strikes but Johnson is staying in there.
Masatupo cracks Johnson with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Masatupo with the ground and pound from mount.
Masatupo punishing his opponent with strikes.
Masatupo landing strikes from the mount.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Masatupo postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Johnson looks a forlorn figure.
Masatupo postures up and lands a whopping elbow - oh that's hurt Johnson bigstyle! Two more strikes land for Masatupo and the fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Haiki Masatupo!